SENATE BILL NO. 509
An act to prohibit government entities from disclosing information that will be used for the enforcement of federal immigration law in certain circumstances.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
(a) "Government entity" means any state, county, or municipal department, bureau, division, section, board, commission, trustee, authority, or officer, created by the constitution, statute, or agency action.
(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, organization, government entity, or association of any kind.
(c) "Personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including the individual's photograph or image, name, address, driver license number, Social Security number, telephone number, digitized signature, or medical and disability information. Personal information includes any information pertaining to an individual's criminal history, and any list, dataset, or aggregated data that contains information described in this subdivision.
Sec. 3. (1) Before providing any personal information to a person, a government entity shall require that the person provide the government entity with all of the following, as applicable:
(a) The person's name or the name of the entity on whose behalf the person is requesting the personal information, as applicable.
(b) Contact information for the person.
(c) A statement by the person, under penalty of perjury, about whether the person is requesting the personal information for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law.
(d) If the person states under subsection (c) that the request for personal information is for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law, a statement about whether the person has a warrant for that personal information issued by a federal court or a court of this state.
(2) If a person indicates that the personal information will be used for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law as described in subsection (1), or if the government entity has reason to believe the personal information will be used for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law, the government entity shall not provide any personal information to the person unless the person presents a warrant for the personal information issued by a federal court or a court of this state.
Sec. 5. By not later than March 31, 2026 and each March 31 thereafter, each government entity shall provide a report to the attorney general and the legislature containing the following information for the previous calendar year:
(a) The amount of requests the government entity received for personal information to be used for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law.
(b) The number of requests described in subdivision (a) granted or denied by the government entity.
(c) Any other information requested by the attorney general or the legislature.
Sec. 7. If a government entity that provided personal information to a person determines that the person used the personal information for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law in violation of section 3, government entities shall not provide any personal information to that person, or to the entity on whose behalf the person requested the personal information, unless obligated by a warrant issued by a federal court or a court of this state.